New Delhi: The second ODI (IND vs NZ 2nd ODI) between India and New Zealand got rained on. The match was stopped twice due to rain, after which the umpires decided to call off the match. The playing XI selected by Team India for this match made a lot of headlines. Actually, Sanju Samson was not selected in the team for this match. After which his fans got very angry and scolded the team management.
Team captain Shikhar Dhawan told at the time of the toss that Deepak Hooda has been included in the team instead of Sanju Samson. While Deepak Chahar has got a chance in place of Shardul Thakur. After which the decision to exclude Samson was termed as injustice by the fans. However, after the match was called off, Dhawan gave the reason for not playing Samson.
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Dhawan told that, ‘We wanted to enter this match with the sixth bowler. This is the reason why Deepak Hooda was included in the team in place of Sanju. Chahar was taken because he can swing. Let us tell you that in the first ODI, Sanju Samson scored 36 runs in 38 balls.
At the same time, Deepak Hooda did not get a place in the team in the first ODI. Even at that time many questions were raised on the selection of Team India. Fans and veterans believed that the team should go with the sixth bowler. Let us tell you that in the second ODI, Captain Dhawan was dismissed after scoring only 3 runs. Apart from this, now India will be eyeing to win the third ODI and equalize the series.